Early on in the partnership, World Vision was making use of the Danish companyÕs solar powered water pumps, mostly in sub Saharan Africa. The submersible pumps are particularly suited to work in remote areas of the world, where access to electricity is scarce, but sunlight is abundantly available. Then the aid agency worked with Grundfos to roll out one of its most innovative projects, Lifelink, in several countries across Africa and Asia. Grundfos installed self-service water kiosks called in locations lacking water infrastructure to serve families and communities. The kiosk is an automated water distribution point integrated with a mobile money payment facility in partnership with mobile phone companies. Lifelink offers real-time mobile data monitoring of water dispensed and payments made. This viable business model not only gave people access to clean, safe drinking water, but also allowed them to use water for other activities, like growing vegetables thereby improving peopleÕs health.